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YouTube is tightening its policy on violent video game footage by introducing new age restrictions for content that depicts graphic scenes involving realistic human characters. The update, which takes effect on November 17, will…
A hacking group called Kazu says it has stolen over 17 million files containing medical and personal records from M-Tiba, the Safaricom-backed mobile health wallet used across Kenya. If confirmed, this would rank among the largest data…
Meta has signed a deal with Safaricom to bring its second submarine cable to Kenya. The new undersea system will connect Oman and Kenya, increasing data capacity and reducing latency across the region. The project is being developed…
Kenya’s digital platforms are about to get a lot more expensive to run. A High Court decision just ruled that taxi apps, delivery services, and e-commerce platforms must collect and pay the full 16% VAT on every transaction that goes…
Kenyan Treasury is taking aim at one of the most common nightmares for motorists: having your insurance claim rejected on what feels like a technicality. The proposed Insurance Claims Management Guidelines for 2025 would fundamentally…
In a landmark ruling, the Employment and Labour Relations Court in Kenya awarded KES 98 million to Ronald Otieno Mahondo, the former General Manager of Little Cab, for unfair dismissal and failure to honor a promised equity stake. Mahondo…
Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is running a Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) and verification drive across the country. Yet, if you scroll through social media, one thing is clear: many young Kenyans…
Microsoft is officially retiring Office Online Server (OOS) by December 31, 2026, in a bid to prioritize cloud-based experiences powered by Microsoft 365 and Copilot. Office Online Server was the on-premises version of Office for the web,…
Kenya’s trading community has grown rapidly in the past few years, supported by the widespread use of mobile technology. More traders are choosing to operate directly from their smartphones, making convenience and accessibility a top…
Infinix wants to make it impossible for you to miss their October promotion. Instead of waiting for customers to come to them, they’re loading up trucks and driving straight into towns across Kenya from October 27 to November 8. Each stop…
Interpol has identified 14 suspects in Kenya allegedly using cryptocurrency to finance terrorism, with four already in custody. The disclosure came Wednesday as part of a larger crackdown across six African nations that resulted in 83…
Africa’s biggest celebration of digital innovation is almost here. Africa Tech Festival 2025, now in its 28th edition, will take place from November 11 to 13 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). The event will bring…
Trust has become the most valuable currency in the digital age. Every online payment, data exchange, and virtual interaction depends on one critical promise that the information shared will remain private and secure. However, as Kenya’s…
Kenya’s automotive industry is having its best year since 2019, with new car sales climbing nearly 25% in the first nine months of 2025. The sector has finally shaken off a brutal four-year stretch that saw it battered by pandemic…
Microsoft has unveiled its 2025 Digital Defense Report, offering a sweeping view of the global cyberthreat landscape and providing critical insights for business leaders across Africa, drawing from over 100 trillion daily security signals.…
In a world where everything happens online, even the smallest connection glitch can throw things off balance. A slow upload, a dropped call, or a lagging transaction can mean lost business or disappointed customers. Across Kenya, companies…
The endless scroll might finally have an end. YouTube has announced a new daily time limit for its Shorts feed, designed to help users enjoy bite-sized videos without losing track of time. The new feature, which is rolling out to mobile…
General Motors (GM) is moving further away from Apple and Google’s smartphone projection systems as it prepares for a new era of AI-powered vehicles. The U.S. automaker has confirmed plans to end support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto…
Warner Bros. Discovery announced yesterday that it’s officially shopping itself around after receiving multiple acquisition offers. The company that owns HBO, CNN, the Warner Bros. studio, and a bunch of cable channels is now openly…
Amazon has a problem: people are expensive. The solution, according to leaked internal documents, is to replace them with robots on a scale that would make even the most cynical sci-fi writer shocked. The company’s automation team wants to…
After months of teasers under the codename Project Moohan, Samsung finally pulled back the curtain on the Galaxy XR headset at a live event yesterday. And the biggest question everyone had – how much does this thing actually cost? – has…
Kenya is preparing to establish a Consolidated Energy Fund that will likely add new charges to fuel and electricity bills. Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi confirmed that contributions from energy sector players will help finance the…
Parliament and President William Ruto barely had a week to celebrate the new cybercrime law before it ran straight into a courtroom wall. Today, Justice Lawrence Mugambi of the High Court in Nairobi suspended key sections of the Computer…
OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Atlas yesterday, a web browser that puts AI at the center of how people search on the internet. The company livestreamed the announcement after teasing it with a cryptic video showing browser tabs on a white screen.…
